Category Archives: British Columbia
Canadians gather to recognize a grim anniversary
VANCOUVER - It's been 38 years since two bombs were placed on separate flights in Vancouver setting off what would become Canada's worst act of terrorism.Air India flight 1-82 blew up hours later off ...
Jun 23, 2023
David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says "hateful" banners aimed at transgender people that have hung for months over one of the province's highways are "reprehensible" and he wishes t...
Jun 22, 2023
BC Hydro was warned vault was dangerous years before Vancouver explosion
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public utility says it was warned that an underground electrical vault was a danger seven years before it blew up under a Vancouver street, injuring two people and badly...
Jun 22, 2023
B.C. youth representative calls for better government care of gender-diverse youth
VICTORIA - British Columbia's representative for children and youth is calling on the provincial government to identify and implement policies to support gender-diverse children, particularly those in...
Jun 22, 2023
'Hugo is fine': RCMP say Richmond, B.C., resident harassed over false cruelty claim
RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver are telling the public to leave a pet owner and their dog Hugo alone after the resident was "mercilessly harassed" over unfounded claims of animal abuse. A s...
Jun 22, 2023
Winter cold snap in B.C. cut 2023 grape crop by up to 56 per cent: growers
KELOWNA, B.C. - Wine growers in British Columbia are calculating their losses from a bitter cold snap in the province last winter that has devastated vineyards. Industry representatives are at a Kelow...
Jun 22, 2023
Lytton, B.C., sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village
VANCOUVER - The Village of Lytton, B.C., and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are suing Canada's two national railways and Transport Canada, alleging they were negligent to let trains pass throug...
Jun 22, 2023
Sex assault charge dropped against former Kelowna, B.C., mayor Colin Basran
VICTORIA - A charge of sexual assault laid against the former mayor of Kelowna, B.C., has been stayed by a special prosecutor. The B.C. Prosecution Service announced in a statement Thursday that the c...
Jun 22, 2023
NDP expected to win B.C. byelections in safe ridings, but eyes on second place
VICTORIA - The NDP is expected to hold onto two British Columbia ridings where byelections will be held Saturday after the resignations of senior government figures, but the parties that take second p...
Jun 22, 2023
Fears for LGBTQ mental health, as flood of online hate spills into real world
VANCOUVER - Fae Johnstone says "nothing ever could have prepared" her for the barrage of online harassment she endured after being featured in an International Women's Day campaign for Hershey Canada....
Jun 22, 2023